Reuben Arthur (born 12 October 1996) is a British male track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He was a relay gold medallist with England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, leading off the team of Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.
Born in Islington, London, he represented Great Britain in age category competitions, including the World Youth Championships in Athletics, World Junior Championships in Athletics, European Athletics Junior Championships and European Athletics U23 Championships.Reuben Arthur. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14. He won his first international medal at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships, taking a silver with the 4 × 100 metres relay team including Theo Etienne, Kyle de Escofet and Ojie Edoburun.Final resultsReuben Arthur. European Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
He joined Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club and worked with coaches Edwin Stevens and Jonas Dodoo.Reuben Arthur. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-04-14. He went on to study at Goldsmiths, University of London and won the British Universities 100 m title in 2017.Reuben Arthur takes BUCS 100m gold. Athletics Weekly (2017-04-30). Retrieved 2018-04-14.
International competitions 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine4th (semis)100 m10.662014World U20 ChampionshipsEugene, United States5th (semis)100 m10.81 — (h)4 × 100 m relay2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden4th100 m10.67 — (h)4 × 100 m relay2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5th100 m10.392nd4 × 100 m relay39.112018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia1st4 × 100 m relay38.13
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